"Ancient skull found in Ethiopia"

Gambia says no mercy for coup attempts
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh vowed on Saturday to put down ruthlessly any attempt to overthrow his government, days after it said it had uncovered a plot to unseat him.

West Africa seeks aid to help fight bird flu
Heads of state and government of eight French-speaking west African countries met in Niamey, Niger on Monday to discuss an emergency plan to combat lethal bird flu and choose a new head for the central bank of west African states.

SA launches major skills development, acquisition drive
The much-anticipated Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition, or Jipsa, which sees the coming together of business, labour, government, academia and other stakeholders, to alleviate South Africa's chronic skills deficit, was launched in Tshwane on Monday.

Fear and violence in the Central African Republic
Tens of thousands of people from the Central African Republic have sought refuge in neighbouring Chad over the past three years following violence and insecurity in their homeland. Marcus Prior tells us more about the waves of refugees who cross the border.

Botswana closes Game Reserve to tourists
The Botswana government has closed the southern section of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve to tourists, apparently because of an outbreak of domestic animal disease.

Uganda: DR Congo Expels 1,200 Ugandans
CARE International has warned of a major crisis after the DR Congo expelled 1,200 Ugandan herdsmen.

Congo-Kinshasa: Expelled Ugandans Face Epidemic
Diarrhoea and malaria have hit the Basongora who are camped at Uganda's Mpondwe border post after being expelled from Virunga National Park in eastern DR Congo.

Ancient skull found in Ethiopia
Fossil hunters in Ethiopia have unearthed an ancient skull which they say could be a "missing link" between Homo erectus and modern people.

Chevron, Exxon discover oil near Gabon
Chevron Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. have made an oil discovery off the coast of Gabon in West Africa that could hold as much as 1 billion barrels of oil and gas. The discovery could be the largest find so far this year.

Catch Ghana's total eclipse live on Internet
South Africans will be able to view the total solar eclipse in Ghana on Wednesday via the Internet, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) said on Monday.

Kenya drought, better crop to give tea exports a fillip

Bolivia Police Arrest U.S. Citizen After Bombs Kills

Two People Ethiopia Skull at Least 250,000 Years Old

Bush Wants to Make IMF and World Bank Even Worse

Canada Votes Once Again in the UN to
Kick the Palestinians While They're Down

Peru nationalist extends lead in presidential poll

Gas tax on miles, not gallons, tested

More than a million march in Los Angeles,
other US cities in defense of immigrant rights